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General Slang
Taper
· noun · construction
The drywall finisher — tapes and muds the seams.
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The trade that turns hung sheetrock into a smooth wall. Tapers apply paper or mesh tape over the joints, embed it in joint compound (mud), then float multiple coats and sand it flat. Specialist gig — good tapers earn well because bad mudwork shows under every coat of paint.
“Hanging is done, but we're waiting on the taper before paint can even think about going up.”
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Taper In A Sentence
Hanging is done, but we're waiting on the taper before paint can even think about going up.
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